I am at Barcelona for 3GSM, the mongo mobile phone show. Although I was uncomfortably squished into coach, at least I have my Bose headphones, my Toshiba Gigabeat, and some yummy Valentine's cookies from my kids - thanks guys!
Microsoft announced WIndows Mobile 6 today(disclosure - I run the Device Planning Group at Microsoft) and I expect a great crop of phones to be unveiled at the show - Microsoft-based and otherwise. I am also keen to get my hands on the Nokia N95 and check out the cool new industrials from Sony-Ericsson.
I am a big fan of NewsBreak - you might say I am a fanatical user. NewsBreak runs on Windows Mobile 5 and above and supports reading RSS feeds, importing an OPML file, inline images, notification based on keywords in the post, password protection, homescreen plug-in - you name it. One thing it lack os support for automatically downloading podcasts to my phone's memory card but hey you have to save something for the next version I guess. :)
One of the cool things about Windows Mobile 6 is how it handles RSS feeds. I'll still loyally use NewsBreak but in WM6 you can sync your RSS feed list on Vista onto your phone. The way it works is that Outlook 2007 reads your Vista feed list and the Exchange 2007 server syncs that list with your Windows Mobile phone over the air. This means you get all the feeds on your desktop gadgets and Outlook (including Sharepoint 2007 feeds) right on your phone - nothing required by the user, Sweet!
Yes, I know - you need a bunch of Microosft products to make that scenario work - Office 2007, Exchange 2007, Windows Mobile 6 (and Sharepoint 2007 for Sharepoint feeds). I'm not sure how many companies have that combo outside of Redmond right now but it paves the way to get a consistent list of feeds on your desktop and phone.
I am all set up with Shozu here so stay tuned for pix and prose from Barcelona, Digital Dad style.
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